Lectures/Speakers
An Evening of Bread & Roses
Date: July 17th, 2008
Time: 7:30 PM
Venue: Morden Friendship Centre
Tickets: $8.00 - available at the Art Gallery or contact Nancy Penner at 822-4937.
Monique Rampton of Morden Nurseries will speak on the development of the famous Parkland series of roses, including the Morden Rose. This bread-and-tea gathering will also feature specialty breads of Morden’s diverse ethnic groups.
Chautauqua Celebration Speakers
Date: September 26th – 28th, 2008
Time: TBA
Venue: Morden Recreation Centre
1. Sarah Williams: “MB Horticultural Pioneers Lecture” – Sarah Williams, an Alberta author of several gardening books, will speak on Manitoba Horticultural Pioneers, including the significant work of Morden’s Henry Marshall.
2. Canadian Legion Speaker: “The Spirit of Service” is an inspirational speech for youth and adults presented by a guest speaker from the Royal Canadian Legion.
3. Paleo-Passion: A well recognized paleontologist will talk about “Paleo-Passion.” Many people are interested in fossils. Those living in southern Manitoba are especially fortunate to have available one of North America’s best collections of marine-reptile fossils. Our paleo-passion speaker will help all of us understand why they are important and how they can be enjoyed.
An Evening With David Rabinovitch: A Filmaker’s Journey
Date: September 13, 2008
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Venue: Kenmor Theatre
How does a young boy from Morden, Manitoba become a celebrated documentary filmmaker? David Rabinovitch (Executive Producer, Fleetwood Films, Seattle) says: "It all started at the Kenmor." Join David and friends at the historic Kenmor Theatre in Morden for a review of his Emmy-award winning career. In this moderator-led session, David will share excerpts from a number of his films and discuss his innovative new project, "Swimming with Bruce" a High-Definition (HD) documentary depicting the discovery of marine reptiles that inhabited this region millions of years before the Town of Morden was settled.
An Evening With Ramsay Cook
Date: The date of September 25th, 2008 is POSTPONED. This event will be rescheduled for later in the year.
Time: 7:00 pm
Venue: Morden Friendship Centre
Ramsay Cook, one of Canada’s best-known historians, will reflect on his career and how growing up in Morden contributed to his interest in history.
Dr. Cook has received numerous awards for his contribution to the study of Canadian history. Educated at the University of Manitoba, Queen’s University and the University of Toronto, he taught history first at the U of T and later at York University until his retirement in the mid-90s. He served as an historical advisor on the CBC television series Canada: A People's History and is the general editor of the Dictionary of Canadian Biography, the definitive biographical reference work in Canadian history. He has published widely on political and constitutional history, English-French relations, intellectual and artistic life and on Europeans' explorations and first contacts with native North Americans. Cook is both a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada and an Officer of the Order of Canada.
The Cook family moved to Morden when Reverend G. R. Cook was posted to St. Paul’s United Church in 1946. Ramsay attended high school in Morden and, while he attended the University of Manitoba, he also worked at the Experimental Farm and at The Morden Times.
